Sony Joy as PS3 Gets Massive Japanese Sales Boost

Sony's release of its Super Slim PS3 (reviewed here by our PlayStation expert) has paid dividends in its homeland of Japan.

Microsoft has also seen an upswing in sales of the Xbox 360 as the Japanese games market rose by 106.11% in terms of hardware and software sales.

While the release of Resident Evil 6 benefits both consoles, Sony's PS3 sales boost from the previous week's 8,935 units to this week's 42,218 units is certainly down to the new Super Slim.

Home Console
Playstation 3 - (8,935) - 42,218
Xbox 360 - (742) - 4,894
PlayStation 2 - (1,103) - 4,849
Nintendo Wii - (5,421) - 894

Handheld Console
Nintendo 3DS LL - (55,353) - 39,046
Nintendo 3DS - (24,822) - 24,623
Sony PSP - (23,061) - 17,769
Sony Vita - (14,469 ) - 7,957
Nintendo DSi - (429) - 330
Nintendo DSi LL - (365) - 344

Source: MediaCreate